Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece

Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 101.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
101.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 188 countries
All-time high
105.7%
in 2010
All-time low
92.1%
in 1998
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018

02550751001993200520181993: 94 %1994: 95.2 %1995: 94.8 %1996: 93.6 %1997: 92.3 %1998: 92.1 %1999: 92.6 %2000: 94.7 %2001: 98.3 %2002: 99 %2003: 98.2 %2004: 95.2 %2005: 97.1 %2006: 97.9 %2007: 100.2 %2010: 105.7 %2011: 98.8 %2012: 97.5 %2013: 98.9 %2014: 97.1 %2015: 100 %2016: 101.2 %2017: 102.1 %2018: 101.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece stood at 101.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 105.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1998.

That places Greece 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Greece, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 94.0%
1994 95.2% +1.2%
1995 94.8% -0.5%
1996 93.6% -1.2%
1997 92.3% -1.4%
1998 92.1% -0.2%
1999 92.6% +0.6%
2000 94.7% +2.2%
2001 98.3% +3.9%
2002 99.0% +0.7%
2003 98.2% -0.9%
2004 95.2% -3.0%
2005 97.1% +2.0%
2006 97.9% +0.9%
2007 100.2% +2.3%
2010 105.7% +5.4%
2011 98.8% -6.5%
2012 97.5% -1.3%
2013 98.9% +1.4%
2014 97.1% -1.8%
2015 100.0% +3.0%
2016 101.2% +1.2%
2017 102.1% +0.9%
2018 101.4% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.5% 92.1% 95.2% 7
2000s 97.6% 94.7% 100.2% 8
2010s 100.3% 97.1% 105.7% 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 65 Austria 102.0% compare
  2. 66 Chile 101.9% compare
  3. 67 Kyrgyzstan 101.8% compare
  4. 69 France 101.4% compare
  5. 70 South Africa 101.4% compare
  6. 71 Russia 101.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece was 101.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 105.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1998.
How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.